Happy Go Lucky :)

My best friend Bayli swears that the phrase "Happy Go Lucky" is a perfect way to describe me in life. I could agree with that. Just fly by the seat of my pants and take what life throws in my direction. By definition it means trusting cheerfully to luck. Though I don't act like it all the time, I really am a lucky person. Somehow I just seem to fall into things (i.e. how I've gotten my job, my condo with my best friend, my car..). I seem to just stumble upon things and for that I am very fortunate. This post isn't for me to sit here and gloat about my abnormally decent luck, it's actually just to emphasize on the irony of something that happened yesterday! Since the weather was to be lightweight beautiful, Bayli and I made a trip to the Short North to bop around the North Market and the shops that lace North High street in Columbus. The North Market was AMAZING. I had never been before but it is full of local foods, goods and spices, many of which are artisan. Once we made our way to the shops there were plenty of quaint stores but I stumbled into one that I just LOVED. Guess what it was called? Happy Go Lucky. Imagine that. Oh the irony.

Happy Go Lucky is a lifestyle store filled with custom furniture, home decor and jewelry. "Traditional with a twist" said one review. I highly recommend popping in to visit :) Or you can always check out their site here.

After Bayli and I decided we were about ready to head home we just had to make one more stop. And that was for Bayli to get the best piece of Tiramisu that either of us have ever had in our lives. I only had a bite.. or three.. of hers because it does contain gluten (Silly lady fingers.. so spongy and delicious. Humph. But I'm not hostile..). Bayli had been raving about how she had gotten it before and it was just soooo good. Boy am I ever glad that I tried it. If you ever doubt whether or not life has meaning, go try that Tiramisu. All question and doubt will rid itself from your mind and you will realize that that Tiramsu is reason enough to go on.

Once I got home I decided I was hungry for real food. I made red lentils and TVP. In a previous post I mentioned TVP and said I would elaborate on that in the future. Well, it is now the future. TVP is an abbreviation for textured vegetable protein. It's high in fiber, high in protein, low carb and vegetarian. It can replace ground meat in dishes like sloppy joes, meatloaf, pastas, lettuce wraps, etc. The flavor basically just conforms to whatever you put it in. My personal favorite thing to put it in is lettuce wraps.

Spicy Red Lentil's & TVP

1/4 cup red lentils
1/4 TVP (I used Bob's Red Mill)
1/4 peppers (chopped, whichever colors you like)
1 cup water
1/2 cup pasta sauce
1 oz tomato basil goat cheese
1 tsp minced garlic
basil
oregano
crushed red pepper

Boil everything except for the goat cheese and pasta sauce together until the liquid is absorbed. Then add the pasta sauce and goat cheese and stir until the cheese is melted and BAM. It's done. Don't judge a book by its cover kiddies, it may not look like a spicy kick of yum in the mouth but I can assure you, that's what it is. :)

The rest of my night consisted of studying and homework and an exam. I felt so sluggish that I had to drag my rump to Starbucks for a latte to wake me up. Next thing I know I was there for almost three hours doing work. But it paid off and I got a 95 on my exam. Yay yay yay :)

Well today is Sunday Runday and before I hit the ground running I am most definitely going to have to stretch. We're talking Charlie horses in my sleep last night when I would stretch out. Mleh. Happy Sunday :)